Daddy Blues - Alberta Hunter, Eubie Blake's Orchestra

I’ve been sad and blue all day long

It’s all because my daddy has gone

Gone from me, just like before

And since he’s gone, I miss him more

Forget him, how I try

It’s no need, that’s why I’ll cry

'Cause I’m so lonesome

Each time my daddy’s away

It keeps me worried

Both night and day

Every little thing goes wrong

Not a bit of joy comes along

And I just feel somehow

That I don’t belong to nobody, no time

I get the worst blues

I miss that sweet daddy o' mine

Walked across the River Jordan

Before my time

'Cause there are lotsa lonesome daddies just as nice as can be

But there’s only one that’s got the brand of loving for me

That is why I’m blue

I’ve got the daddy blues

'Cause I’m so lonesome

Each time my daddy’s away

It keeps me worried

Both night and day

Every little thing goes wrong

Not a bit of joy comes along

And I just feel somehow

That I don’t belong to nobody, no time

I get the worst blues

I miss that sweet daddy o' mine

Walked across the River Jordan

Before my time

For there are lotsa lonesome daddies just as nice as can be

But there’s only one that’s got the brand of loving for me

That is why I’m blue

I’ve got the daddy blues